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    Our mission

    . Alden Thresher, an economist and the first Director of Admissions at MIT ... Our work at MIT Admissions is both bound and inspired by MIT ... with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    the end of your first year at MIT—there's a lot of time between now and ... the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... your chances of admission. Field of study We're asking about your

  • Arts and music

    design! Other highlights Trashion Show Chalk of the Day Arts at MIT ... they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... dozens of performance ensembles that encompass classical and contemporary
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    desires.[/intro] The recognized student groups at MIT include ethnic and ... cultural appreciation and scientific investigation of chocolate, and the only group on campus that orders more than 500 pounds of chocolate a year
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    Via tesseract

    "That, of course, is the impractical, long way around. We have learned to take short cuts wherever possible." "Sort of like in math?" Meg asked. "Like in math." Mrs. Whatsit looked over at Mrs. Who. "Take your
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    Admissions videos

    Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers ... comforting character for those of us old enough to remember videotapes ... . It cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and was produced entirely by a

  • Policies

    selection, MIT looks at each application holistically, taking account of many ... excellence that placed them at the top of our applicant pool. But we strive for ... a diverse set of peers at MIT prepares our students to work
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    are thousands of examples. And no matter what you study at MIT, from ... The match between you and MIT Ask any admissions officer at MIT, and ... use science, technology, and other areas of scholarship to make the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... the context of your life.  It’s important to think of any college ... place for your next step. This kind of self-reflection isn’t easy, and if

  • MIT visits you

    application process. There is a Q&A period at the end of session as well ... .[/intro] You will often find us at NACAC college fairs and hosting information ... . Check out the list of where we're headed below, and we'll see you soon. If
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    committee, where multiple groups of different admissions staff and faculty members will weigh in. At least a dozen people will significantly discuss ... decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    field of study at MIT appeals to you the most right now. Still have ... application process and apply for four-year scholarships at top U.S. schools ... -achieving high school seniors, regardless of citizenship, to apply to QB partner
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    regionalized officer who exclusively presents to your school or area. All of our ... sequestered in the admissions committee."]outside of the reading season ... during business hours (Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM ET) at 1.617.253.3400, or

  • Next steps

    [intro]You made it to the end of our virtual visit experience! We ... advantage of.[/intro] Tour campus, virtually Follow blogger CJ Q. ’23 as he ... contact us by email at [email protected].
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    Essays, activities & academics

    outside of your high school (at a local junior college or university, for ... consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us ... too much—spending a lot of time stressing or strategizing about what
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    Transcripts

    “Recommendations” section of the MIT application. You can add recommenders at any ... counselor should also send a letter of recommendation and a school profile ... considered official, and should include three years of subject grades if
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    Other videos

    people. It's hard to narrow down thousands of videos, but here are a few of ... of MIT. [embed]https://youtu.be/TA1UX8NCD08[/embed] [embed